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The idea of getting funded to trade crypto may sound too good to be true. Instead of risking personal capital, traders can gain access to significantly larger trading funds by purchasing a challenge account on a prop firm and proving their skills. The firm sets profit targets and risk parameters, including a maximum drawdown limit. […]
In the 1980s, Charles Bennett and Gilles Brassard created a new kind of encryption that would be impregnable.
After years of criticism and financial risk, Palantir, Anthropic and small start-ups are generating rewards from their investments in defense tech.
The rise of Chinese and Indian automotive brands in South Africa is no longer incremental. It is visible, measurable, and accelerating. BYD, Chery, Jetour and Mahindra are expanding dealership networks at speed and putting feature-rich SUVs into the market at highly competitive price points. Hybrid and EV models are becoming more accessible, often positioned below […]
A major milestone in South Africa’s digital transformation was reached today with the official launch of the Maharishi NextUp Institute of Technology (MNIT). This “moonshot” initiative is housed in a dedicated 10-storey, 10,065 m2 campus at 56 Main Street, Marshalltown, which has been donated to the Institute by renowned South African tech pioneers and philanthropists, David and Tracey […]
Zimi and Charge Holdings have signed a deal to support electric freight operations along the N3 highway.
Trillions of insects embark, largely unnoticed, on epic journeys every year across mountain ranges, deserts and seas, and it is only now, as their numbers suffer huge declines, that scientists are tracking their movements
On a cloudless sunny day in October 1950, ornithologists Elizabeth and David Lack stood on a mountain pass in the Pyrenees and observed a once-in-a-lifetime spectacle –...
South African businesses are entering a new era of tax compliance as the SA Revenue Service steadily modernises its tax ecosystem. They will be compelled to work on upgraded eFiling and e@syFile platforms, use e-invoicing and e-reporting as their standard, and align with SARS’ modernisation of the VAT system. These changes are not yet mandatory, […]
Researchers say their prototype is a big step towards fully functioning batteries with rapid charging times
Australian scientists have developed what they say is the world’s first proof-of-concept quantum battery.
Quantum batteries, first proposed as a theoretical concept in 2013, use the principles of quantum mechanics to store energy, and have the potential to be more efficient than...
As artificial intelligence accelerates the creation and distribution of content, the digital economy is entering a new phase—one defined not only by scale, but by saturation. For companies operating across financial services, telecommunications, and technology, the challenge is no longer visibility. It is credibility. AI-driven tools are fundamentally reshaping how information is produced,...
Perhaps the biggest surprise is that it tricks ants into moving its seeds with a scent that mimics their larvae
Plants are superb at enticing animals to pollinate their flowers or carry off their seeds. But one plant co-opts an astonishing combination of fire, bees and ants to mastermind its reproduction.
The South African Natal crocus, Apodolirion buchananii, has a gloriously bright white...
Small and medium businesses in India have traditionally managed billing using paper bill books, notebooks, or Excel sheets. While these methods work for small volumes, they become difficult to manage as the business grows. With more digital payments, GST compliance, and increasing transactions, manual invoicing can slow down operations and make it harder to track […]
Las Vegas, NV – Lantern Finance, Inc. today announced a significant reduction in its Bitcoin-backed loan rate, lowering the annual interest rate from 13% to 8% for one-year loans. Combined with a 2% upfront fee, this rate represents the lowest available for Bitcoin-backed loans in the United States backed by an institutional-grade custody solution. The new […]
Over the weekend, news emerged of an outbreak of meningitis among university and school students in Kent in south-east England. The outbreak has killed two young people and left several others seriously ill. Health officials confirmed that the meningitis B strain has been identified in some of the cases. To find out what we know about the outbreak, who is most at risk and why questions are...
In a legal filing, the government said it questioned whether the A.I. start-up could be a “trusted partner” in wartime, which led it to label the company a supply chain risk.
Study highlights the movements in people’s gait that give away most about their emotional state
A long face is not the only sign that someone is down in the dumps. How people walk is revealing too, particularly the swing of the arms and legs, researchers say.
Scientists asked volunteers to guess people’s emotions from video clips of them walking and found that bigger swings portrayed more...
The UK regulator said the ad condoned “digitally altering and exposing women’s bodies without their consent.”
The effect of screen time on young children. Plus a listener tells us his AI voice story.
A meteor that fell over the Cleveland area on Tuesday shook homes and startled residents who heard a sonic boom that some compared to an explosion. The American Meteor Society said it received reports from Wisconsin to Maryland.
Meteor over Ohio causes large boom heard as far away as Pennsylvania
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The state accused Kalshi on Tuesday of operating an illegal gambling business, escalating the legal battle between states and prediction markets.
The country appears to be cracking down on people linked to the acquisition of Manus, a Singapore company with Chinese roots, as President Trump prepares to visit Beijing.